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November 18, 2018 — As we prepare for The Thanksgiving holiday 2018 turkeys are being bought, with all the holiday fixings of past traditions. A stress free Thanksgiving? Probably not, as most of us want to make the best of the holiday with family and friends. What would a

November 17, 2018 — America’s deeply divided electorate agreed on at least one thing on Election Day: Voters hate gerrymandering. In red states, blue states and purple states, they’ve had it with politicians drawing their own districts, choosing their own voters and distorting democracy.

November 16, 2018 — Freedom of the press — that's what CNN's Jim Acosta is all about, right? Wrong. What he's about is lecturing the president, then trying to debate him, refusing to abide by common rules of a presidential press conference and then making it clear to a

November 16, 2018 — Late dinner. Stop at a drive-through, to get something quick and easy. Order two chocolate milkshakes and a cheeseburger; we're fourth in line. We wait. And wait. And wait. About 15 minutes in line and no one is moving. Finally, the first car in line

November 15, 2018 — We all know the script by now: A mass public shooting occurs. Grief and anger ensue. Calls for stricter gun laws soon follow. Given how incredibly upsetting these crimes are, and how deeply they shake their communities — and the nation itself — such calls

November 15, 2018 — We'd all like a "better" internet in terms of privacy, politeness, taste and safety. And who would oppose eliminating false or misleading information from social media sites, or preventing online bullying and such? Last week, some of the world's most significant, influential and powerful figures

November 14, 2018 — The United States' traditional electric grid is an engineering marvel, with nearly 160,000 miles of transmission lines, millions of miles of distribution lines and more than 73,000 power plants. It delivers power throughout all of America, and it allows us to use air conditioners in the

November 13, 2018 — In case you missed it, Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., was all over the Sunday news shows. At first glance, it seemed like vintage Cory, with Gardner — who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee — smilingly deflecting all tough midterm-election questions from Chuck Todd on Meet

November 12, 2018 — Wayne Spreng sometimes second-guesses himself for what he did on April 19, 2015. He called 911. He thinks of his wife, Rhonda Spreng, since that day often crying out in pain in the middle of the night. He recalls her subsequent, since shaken, reliance on

November 10, 2018 — It's time to honor the heroes again. Time to donate to Wreaths Across America so those wreaths can be placed on veterans' graves next month. We've been honoring veterans here for the past five years and Dec. 15, we'll do it again. And this year

November 9, 2018 — With apologies to Willie Nelson: "On the Trail again I just can't wait to get the Poudre Trail again The life I love is pickin' up trash along the trail And I can't wait to get on that Trail again." Another trip along the Poudre

November 8, 2018 — Have you ever worried about paying your next month's rent or mortgage? If so, you have a lot of company. The 2016 Weld County Community Health Survey reported that 36 percent of Weld County residents worried about paying their rent or mortgage at least some

November 8, 2018 — Pick your adjective to describe the Democratic tsunami in Colorado Tuesday — huge, monumental, colossal, ginormous — and I promise I can top it. This wasn't just your ordinary crush-the-opposition victory for the Democrats. This was very possibly the greatest election night ever for Democrats

November 8, 2018 — Karen is always willing to lend a hand and patiently share the tips and tricks she's amassed after years on the job. In fact, in the past year, she's been so willing to help new employees that she's frequently fallen behind on her own workload.

November 7, 2018 — Taking control of the House of Representatives will give Democrats a gold mine worth of opportunities to investigate the ethically challenged administration of President Donald Trump. That’s a potential nightmare for the White House but also a political minefield for the winners.

November 6, 2018 — "It's your fault," shouted a protestor at President Donald Trump when he showed up to honor the 11 Jews slain in the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. But no it wasn't. He stirs things up, this president does, and he can be virulent and

November 6, 2018 — Eleven people dead, four wounded during Shabbat morning services at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Stunned, saddened, sick at heart, a nation struggles once again to make sense of the senseless.

November 4, 2018 — As your 29th Weld County clerk and recorder, I have put my 14 years of experience to work creating a fair, accessible and secure voting model while implementing superior, innovative customer service for citizens. I promised when I ran in 2014, I would improve customer service

November 3, 2018 — As I thought about how to respond to the article by Greeley Tribune reporter Joe Moylan titled, "Greeley leaders come together to form Kindness Initiative, promote compassion in community" and the subsequent letter to the editor by Tom Pollard, asking what The Tribune publisher does all day, I considered my doubt, "Am I to respond to this?" I hesitated, then, I pushed my doubt aside.

November 3, 2018 — I have not read Bob Woodward’s book "Fear," which details his view of the inner workings of the current administration; however, I was taken by the source of the title, an interview with Donald Trump in which he claimed the key to leadership is fear.